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what's your reaction to the hsbc thing? >> i've been waiting all day to ask you what you think. >> eliot: i just told you. >> as the prosecutor, even people on wall street were blown away by the result of this because you know, the decision to not prosecute in this instance belies everything that the government has ever done with regard to drug prosecutions everywhere. when you think about the way they behave toward ordinary people who get caught up in drug cases where they seize all of your property and they use absolutely the maximum sentence possibly available. a bank launders billions of dollars for colombian and drug cartels and terrorists for years on end and they can't find something to charge them with? >> eliot: they chose not to because it is no longer that they're too big to fail. which we already know. they're too big to indict. too big to prosecute. they're so big -- which we already know. >> but what's so amazing about that is that's exactly the same behavior that hsbc is charged with. taking money to look the
what's your reaction to the hsbc thing? >> i've been waiting all day to ask you what you think. >> eliot: i just told you. >> as the prosecutor, even people on wall street were blown away by the result of this because you know, the decision to not prosecute in this instance belies everything that the government has ever done with regard to drug prosecutions everywhere. when you think about the way they behave toward ordinary people who get caught up in drug cases where they...
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fox reaped out to hsbc. here is what they say, from a spokeswoman. i would emphasize this is not about certain individuals. we are accountable for what went wrong, remedying it and learning from it. they have a new c.e.o. and new people in place. they will spend $700 million to make sure their controls are in place. does that excuse what they have done? maybe not morale but financially they say and the this country and the department of justice say they are paying their dues. >>shepard: the spokesperson said this is not about individuals but the bank did not write that memo, a person had to write that memo and at the same time the bank cannot do deals with people they know are fraudulent and criminal. only people can do that. the government said they knew they had the goods and decided not to get them not because they didn't seek criminal activity, they did; they were worried about the stability of the bank. that could not haunt for you. >>guest: it could not happen for many american banks and that is one of the parts of the puzzle that is crucial to
fox reaped out to hsbc. here is what they say, from a spokeswoman. i would emphasize this is not about certain individuals. we are accountable for what went wrong, remedying it and learning from it. they have a new c.e.o. and new people in place. they will spend $700 million to make sure their controls are in place. does that excuse what they have done? maybe not morale but financially they say and the this country and the department of justice say they are paying their dues. >>shepard:...
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hsbc says it accepts responsibility for past mistakes. analysts point out the bank will earn back the fine in a little more than one month. >>> new this morning the air force is getting ready for another test flight of new experimental space plane pro row time of the x-37b will blast off into space today from cape canaveral, florida. this video provided by the air force, launch time set for 10 a.m., our time. the vehicle is being developed as reusable unmanned space vehicle. >> in the last hour we learned delta is buying a 49% stake in virgin atlantic airlines, delta wants better access to heathrow in hahn done, the two are agenting in -- in london. virgin atlantic owned by sir rich and branson who owns a stake in virgin america airlines. >>> got milk? the reason fewer americans are drinking dairy. >>> first, cashmere sweaters. michael finney and consumer re >>> we come back. water vapor in the air, narrow band coming through during the evening and overnight hours and how fast that is moving on stream. increasing clouds during the dayligh
hsbc says it accepts responsibility for past mistakes. analysts point out the bank will earn back the fine in a little more than one month. >>> new this morning the air force is getting ready for another test flight of new experimental space plane pro row time of the x-37b will blast off into space today from cape canaveral, florida. this video provided by the air force, launch time set for 10 a.m., our time. the vehicle is being developed as reusable unmanned space vehicle. >>...
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more on the hsbc news conference. shareholders are getting soaked for $1.5 billion to the fed but senior executives paying any price at all? let's go to adam shapiro. >> we just had the assistant u.s. attorney general actually saying that executives at hsbc instructed criminal entities in places like iran how to break the law. not one person from hsbc, not one of those individuals in their compliance office will be prosecuted and hsbc which says in their statement and keeps getting repeated at this press conference which says they are clawing back bonuses for those individuals i ask the bank how many individuals, how much clawback and here's what they say, quote, we are not providing details beyond those included in our statement. i would emphasize this is not about certain individuals. you have the doj paying people at the bank constructing criminal entities in places like iran, libya, sudan, burma, mexico, how to break the law and nobody from hsbc will never be prosecuted and shareholders get less holdings. back to
more on the hsbc news conference. shareholders are getting soaked for $1.5 billion to the fed but senior executives paying any price at all? let's go to adam shapiro. >> we just had the assistant u.s. attorney general actually saying that executives at hsbc instructed criminal entities in places like iran how to break the law. not one person from hsbc, not one of those individuals in their compliance office will be prosecuted and hsbc which says in their statement and keeps getting...
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hsbc will pay fines totaling $1.9 billion. it also will beef up its monitoring of suspicious financial activity. in august, a different british bank, standard chartered, paid $340 million to new york state, settling claims it laundered hundreds of billions of dollars for iran. sarah jane hughes is a law professor at indiana university. she joins us from bloomington. >> tom: professor, does this punishment for hsbc fit the crime? >> well, the parties clearly think that it does. >> tom: at $2 billion almost, it is certainly significant larger than the standard charter settlement from earlier this year. why the big difference? >> the duration, the number of individual violations, the number of countries involved, the fact that mexico is also involved. many factors. >> tom: let's talk about the global nature of this. to put it frankly, is money laundering a business model for global banking? >> well, money laundering is certainly a business model. and the united states has sent clear signals this year and before that it does not w
hsbc will pay fines totaling $1.9 billion. it also will beef up its monitoring of suspicious financial activity. in august, a different british bank, standard chartered, paid $340 million to new york state, settling claims it laundered hundreds of billions of dollars for iran. sarah jane hughes is a law professor at indiana university. she joins us from bloomington. >> tom: professor, does this punishment for hsbc fit the crime? >> well, the parties clearly think that it does....
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. >> here's what you do if you're hsbc. you go down to the drug companies and say we're open for business. we make a lot of money doing this and if we get caught, we only give back a little bit to the government and maybe a little bit of our bonuses but maybe not. but if they catch you on the street with a little reefer in your pocket, you go to jail. this justice department, failure top to bottom. lenny brewer, the assistant in charge of the criminal division, horrendous. should be gone tomorrow. gone to really. >> cenk: preach it, brother. >> i am south raged. there you have it. >> cenk: i love that. we're going to come right back >> cenk: every night we ask you to guess the elbow of the day. victor wrote in oh, please, let it be joe lieberman. it is joe lieberman. he is leaving the senate and gave his farewell speech today. look at the pathetic level of disinterest in the senate. look at the first shot as you watch his speech and how there's almost no one there. >> today i regret to say as i leave the senate that the gre
. >> here's what you do if you're hsbc. you go down to the drug companies and say we're open for business. we make a lot of money doing this and if we get caught, we only give back a little bit to the government and maybe a little bit of our bonuses but maybe not. but if they catch you on the street with a little reefer in your pocket, you go to jail. this justice department, failure top to bottom. lenny brewer, the assistant in charge of the criminal division, horrendous. should be gone...
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the bigs at hsbc admit that they laundered money for drug cartels. they allowed forbidden transactions with countries including libya and iran. but nobody is going to prison. instead the bank executives are just saying we are sorry and paying a fine. the justice department announced agreement with hsbc the biggest bank in all of europe. as part of of the deal hsbc agrees to pay $1.9 billion in fines. a lot of money certainly. but for this bank it's the equivalent of roughly seven weeks of profits. in exchange, these are among the charges that will now disappear. laundering more than $880 million in drug money. and allowing $660 million in prohibited transactions from countries including libya, cuba, burma, sudan and iran. federal prosecutors say the bankers didn't just look the other way, they actually went a step further. one occasion hsbc instructed a bank in iran on how to format payment messages so that the transactions would not be blocked or rejected by the united states. >> shepard: in other words, the bankers told the iranians how to get arou
the bigs at hsbc admit that they laundered money for drug cartels. they allowed forbidden transactions with countries including libya and iran. but nobody is going to prison. instead the bank executives are just saying we are sorry and paying a fine. the justice department announced agreement with hsbc the biggest bank in all of europe. as part of of the deal hsbc agrees to pay $1.9 billion in fines. a lot of money certainly. but for this bank it's the equivalent of roughly seven weeks of...
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morgan chase with that big loss, goldman sachs makes list, hsbc. did it change people's perceptions of these big banks? > > when we look at the data, we can see that trust in the financial service industry has further eroded. so any time you have a crisis like that, it has an impact on the company overall. but when you have a bunch of companies together, it does erode trust in the industry as a whole. > there was also a tragic event that made the list: costa concordia. > > yes. costa concordia, we all remember the images of the half-tipped-over cruise ship right there off the coast of italy. it was a tragic case, it was obviously a loss of lives and a tragic situation all around. what made it particularly striking, however, was some of the kind of bizarre circumstances surrounding the behavior of the captain at the time. and that immediately raised questions about the safety standards at the operator. > that's right, thoughts of an affair with a younger woman, and there were just a lot of details on that. moving on to apple and foxconn. this was a
morgan chase with that big loss, goldman sachs makes list, hsbc. did it change people's perceptions of these big banks? > > when we look at the data, we can see that trust in the financial service industry has further eroded. so any time you have a crisis like that, it has an impact on the company overall. but when you have a bunch of companies together, it does erode trust in the industry as a whole. > there was also a tragic event that made the list: costa concordia. > > yes....
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hsbc perhaps even worse. here's a bank that did business with apparently the bank that funded al-qaeda, including wiring money to one of the 9/11 attackers that did business with the drug lords. what do they get? a $1.5 billion fine. nobody gets arrested. why? they're too big to jail. brian asked about that in this report. watch this. >> this is a very just, very real and very powerful result. >> you don't think the bank got off easy? >> no, and i don't think the bank thinks it got off easy. >> $38 billion in profits over the last two years hsbc can easily afford it's payment. >> cenk: yeah, a joke. nonsense. i mean, the fact that these guys are not in jail when they're the biggest money launderers for drug straighters in the world. stephanie george is sitting in jail and has a life sentence because her exboyfriend hid cocaine in her attic. her earlier convictions were for drug transactions equalling $40 and $120. $40 and $120, life sentence. the top bankers who funneled all the money to the drug lord says, n
hsbc perhaps even worse. here's a bank that did business with apparently the bank that funded al-qaeda, including wiring money to one of the 9/11 attackers that did business with the drug lords. what do they get? a $1.5 billion fine. nobody gets arrested. why? they're too big to jail. brian asked about that in this report. watch this. >> this is a very just, very real and very powerful result. >> you don't think the bank got off easy? >> no, and i don't think the bank thinks...
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hsbc was charted laundering funds for iran and mexican drug cartel. delta airlines buying a 49% stake in virgin atlantic from singapore airlines. $360 million. virgin atlantic will retain the majority 61% stake along with the brand of operating certificate. as the u.s. banks could be facing massive attacks on the websites after a group associated with islamic terrorism posted on a message board that it will be targeting jpmorgan chase, bank of america, suntrust bank. this latest from the fox business network giving you the power to prosper. ashley: three consecutive years of smaller u.s. corn harvest has driven inventories to 39 year low. spurring goldman sachs predict prices hitting near record highs. sandra smith taking a look at how you should play corn prices. in today's "the trade." sandra: got it. here's the thing to another: at thinking that agriculture is now, we are not talking about planting or in the growing season for corn, but that may be a good time to look at some of these stocks like caterpillar off of the highs of $100 per share. the
hsbc was charted laundering funds for iran and mexican drug cartel. delta airlines buying a 49% stake in virgin atlantic from singapore airlines. $360 million. virgin atlantic will retain the majority 61% stake along with the brand of operating certificate. as the u.s. banks could be facing massive attacks on the websites after a group associated with islamic terrorism posted on a message board that it will be targeting jpmorgan chase, bank of america, suntrust bank. this latest from the fox...
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lenny brewer said that the scale of hsbc's operation was stunning. >> at least one occasion, hsbc instructed a bank in iran on how to format payment messages so that transactions would not be blocked or rejected by the united states. lou: brewer however also defended the decision to not prosecute the bank, he said. if authorities pressed charges hsbc would almost certainly have lost its banks license here in this country which would have cost thousands of jobs, joining us now to assess this, and more, former prosecutor alease wheel, and artie idala . is -- where is the outrage that lenny brewer, already -- certainly implicated in the "fast and furious" scandal is standing there, as spokesman u.s. justice department saying they are not going to prosecute. >> you set it up not fair, you did not say, deferred prosecution. lou: i'm sorry who is going to jail. i want to get this right. >> not yet, but if they don't pay the money, if they don't -- they have 5 years of probation, at this point, so,. lou: you are right. >> brewer and the rest of the crew -- >> lisa i'm crushed. >> here is reality ch
lenny brewer said that the scale of hsbc's operation was stunning. >> at least one occasion, hsbc instructed a bank in iran on how to format payment messages so that transactions would not be blocked or rejected by the united states. lou: brewer however also defended the decision to not prosecute the bank, he said. if authorities pressed charges hsbc would almost certainly have lost its banks license here in this country which would have cost thousands of jobs, joining us now to assess...
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hsbc is also alleged to have laundered money from mexican drug cartels. under the terms of the settlement, the bank will avoid criminal prosecution if it meets certain requirements. >>> one of the more popular parts of president obama's health care law is a provision that stops insurance companies from turning down patients with pre-existing conditions, but it's going to cost the estimated 190 million americans who are already on health plans about $63 per person. the plan is to raise $25 billion over three years. most of it will go to insurance companies to cover unexpected costs incurred by new customers with pre-existing conditions. >>> holiday shopping is leading to more work. a job placement firm says retailers added more than 465,000 seasonal workers last month. that's up 21% from a year ago. >>> and police in australia say apple's map program is potentially life threatening. authorities say several drivers who were on their way to mildura ended up stranded in a nearby state park because they were following the map's directions. now this youtube vid
hsbc is also alleged to have laundered money from mexican drug cartels. under the terms of the settlement, the bank will avoid criminal prosecution if it meets certain requirements. >>> one of the more popular parts of president obama's health care law is a provision that stops insurance companies from turning down patients with pre-existing conditions, but it's going to cost the estimated 190 million americans who are already on health plans about $63 per person. the plan is to raise...
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hsbc will pay a record $1.9 billion to settle a u.s. criminal probe alleging the firm ignored red flags about money laundering for years. today the bank admitted to a breakdown of controls. >>> meanwhile, standard chartered is shelling and selling out a smaller but still significant sum of $327 million for violating u.s. saks sancti against iran, sudan, and two other countries. >>> the u.s. treasury is selling its remaining stake in aig for just under $8 billion. that ends the era of government ownership. >>> on the street, hp, the dow's worst performer shot up on rumors that activist investor carl icahn is building a stake in the pc maker. meanwhile mcdonald's gave blue chips a boost in better than expected sales. apple and google have reportedly combined their competing bids for a bundle of kodak patents. former imf chief dominique strauss-kahn and a maid have agreed to settle a suit. the dollar amount will remain confidential. >>> retailers hired 465,000 seasonal workers land month. up 25% from last year. >>> they say apple's map is
hsbc will pay a record $1.9 billion to settle a u.s. criminal probe alleging the firm ignored red flags about money laundering for years. today the bank admitted to a breakdown of controls. >>> meanwhile, standard chartered is shelling and selling out a smaller but still significant sum of $327 million for violating u.s. saks sancti against iran, sudan, and two other countries. >>> the u.s. treasury is selling its remaining stake in aig for just under $8 billion. that ends the...
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hsbc is accused of money laundering for mexican drug cartel. announcement formally is expected tomorrow. >> apple new appearing map is now coming with a safety warning for nurs australia. police in the city of victoria asking drivers to avoid using it. officers say they have had to rescue several people who got lost when the app led them to the wrong place. drivers stranded for more than 24 hours when directed miles away from murray sunset national park. may not seem like a big deal except that location is in the middle of nowhere and the park has no water supply and temperatures can reach 115 degrees. dangerous place to be stranded. apple hasn't commented but the ceo tim cook publicly apologized for the app early this year and has promised improvements. >> trying to catholic church a cab in san francisco can be frustrating and at some hours of the day nearly im poll as you may know. that's what a handful of service have popped up to help you call for everything from a limousine to a neighbor with a car. but as jonathan bloom explains, those ne
hsbc is accused of money laundering for mexican drug cartel. announcement formally is expected tomorrow. >> apple new appearing map is now coming with a safety warning for nurs australia. police in the city of victoria asking drivers to avoid using it. officers say they have had to rescue several people who got lost when the app led them to the wrong place. drivers stranded for more than 24 hours when directed miles away from murray sunset national park. may not seem like a big deal...
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the penalty for hsbc is $1.9 billion. a senate report says hsbc mexico shipped billions of dollars of cash to the u.s., money believed to be tried to drugs and terrorism. >>> a report sent hewlett- packard soaring leading to a higher dow yesterday. the report says activist investor carl icahn plans to put a stake in hp which helped the stock, down 45% in the year. icahn is said to be worth more than $14 billion and his hedge fund was one of the top performers last year. >>> it's been a record holiday season for seasonal workers. job placement firm challenger, grey and christmas says retailers hired 465,000 seasonal workers last month up 21% from a year ago. and it's the most ever hired in november. challenger says holiday hiring could reach 760,000 by the end of the month. >>> it looks like the new university of california's logo is here to stay. that despite over 42,000 petition signatures against it. let's take a look. the new more modern uc logo came out six months ago and is appearing on more and more uc websites and
the penalty for hsbc is $1.9 billion. a senate report says hsbc mexico shipped billions of dollars of cash to the u.s., money believed to be tried to drugs and terrorism. >>> a report sent hewlett- packard soaring leading to a higher dow yesterday. the report says activist investor carl icahn plans to put a stake in hp which helped the stock, down 45% in the year. icahn is said to be worth more than $14 billion and his hedge fund was one of the top performers last year. >>>...
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there's no one at hsbc that was the mastermind. policies that went on, mid level executives simply carrying what went on before. holding them to account in a way. held to money laundering, paying $2 billion. they have reformed. that's the real point. they have reformed the underlying conduct. >> all right. lanny. breuer. head of the justice department's criminal division, this is going to from this task force. we appreciate you taking the time to be with us here on cnbc. >> coming up next, the one sector that could be crushed if we go over the fiscal cliff. >>> if congress fails to extend tax cuts or to stop sequestration before the end of the year, this will result in an additional $491 billion in revenue over fiscal year 2013. what's next? he's going to apply testosterone to his underarm. axiron, the only underarm treatment for low t, can restore testosterone levels back to normal in most men. axiron is not for use in women or anyone younger than 18. axiron can transfer to others through direct contact. women, especially those wh
there's no one at hsbc that was the mastermind. policies that went on, mid level executives simply carrying what went on before. holding them to account in a way. held to money laundering, paying $2 billion. they have reformed. that's the real point. they have reformed the underlying conduct. >> all right. lanny. breuer. head of the justice department's criminal division, this is going to from this task force. we appreciate you taking the time to be with us here on cnbc. >> coming...
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one big penalty, overnight hsbc agreed to pay 1.9 billion dollars in fines in return the company will not be indicted on money laundering. federal government selling off rest of shares in aig that closes books on biggest bailout shares worth eight billion dollars which means the government made a profit. record number of packages in the fed, pipeline this morning after busiest shipping -- the fedex pipeline this morning after its busiest shipping day. yesterday afternoon more than 19 million packages. beyonce and pepsi have a new partnership, besides the super bowl, beyonce will appear on everything from soda chance to store displays the deal thought to be >>> good morning. brr, 5:13 live look on the embarcadero it is clear out there you can feel the cold. mike is tracking temperatures as low as mid 30s especially north and east bay valleys, rain he says will be arriving tonight. >>> neighborhood watch volunteer charged the shooting death of a florida teenager will be back in court this morning. defense attorneys will ask a judge to end the 24 hour gps monitoring of george zimmerman i
one big penalty, overnight hsbc agreed to pay 1.9 billion dollars in fines in return the company will not be indicted on money laundering. federal government selling off rest of shares in aig that closes books on biggest bailout shares worth eight billion dollars which means the government made a profit. record number of packages in the fed, pipeline this morning after busiest shipping -- the fedex pipeline this morning after its busiest shipping day. yesterday afternoon more than 19 million...
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. >>> there is word tonight that hsbc will pay billions of dollars to settle a money laundering prone. the bank will pay a record 1.25 billion dollars in forfeiture. the british banking has laundered money through the american financial system. >>> fans held a tear filled in southern california for a star. rivera was killed when a plane went down in mexico. >>> our consumer editor reports a 6-1/2 million dollars upgrade is set to begin at 10:00 tonight. >> reporter: for commuters, the toll plazas is an all too familiar site that they often get a good morning look at. >> the exterior is going to be remaced with prepainted cast aluminum panels. they'll be in a white color to match the tell administration building that you see behind me. that in turn is designed to comp meant the white color the new east span of the bay bridge so that there's a consistent design theme. >> those colors coordinate with the port of oakland. any lane closures would happen between 10:00 and 5:00. >> the inconvenience is going to be negligible. >> the last highway 80 gas station before you across the bay bridg
. >>> there is word tonight that hsbc will pay billions of dollars to settle a money laundering prone. the bank will pay a record 1.25 billion dollars in forfeiture. the british banking has laundered money through the american financial system. >>> fans held a tear filled in southern california for a star. rivera was killed when a plane went down in mexico. >>> our consumer editor reports a 6-1/2 million dollars upgrade is set to begin at 10:00 tonight. >>...
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sanctions against some pretty bad characters and hsbc apparently didn't do that. that's the allegation of the united states government, helping transfer money for drug cart cartels, for terrorist groups, for countries we're not supposed to be doing business with overall. these sanctions around libya, myanmar, syria and mexican cartels, this is what hsbc says, wants to put the whole matter behind this. "we accept responsibility for our past mistakes, we have said we're profoundly sorry for them. the hsbc of today is a fundamentally different organization from the one that made those mistakes." they were rubber stamping transfers and one economic it any of an e-mail said "what is this, the school of low expectations banking?" this executive was appalled by some of the practices of a mexican affiliate of hsbc. let me tell you about the fine here, ted, $1.92 billion, standard chartered a fine of $667 million for some similar charges of violating u.s. sanctions on transactions with iran, burma, libya, sudan. ing bank a $619 million for covering up transfers in violatio
sanctions against some pretty bad characters and hsbc apparently didn't do that. that's the allegation of the united states government, helping transfer money for drug cart cartels, for terrorist groups, for countries we're not supposed to be doing business with overall. these sanctions around libya, myanmar, syria and mexican cartels, this is what hsbc says, wants to put the whole matter behind this. "we accept responsibility for our past mistakes, we have said we're profoundly sorry for...
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. >>> moving on to that record fine against hsbc. the government says the british bank did business with drug lords and terrorists yet faces no criminal charges. brian ross reports. >> reporter: when the most ruthless of the mexican drug cartels wanted to hide their money, they went to hsbc. so did hamas and al qaeda, along with iran and other countries and the u.s. financial blacklist. all customers of a bank known well around the word. but given much less prominence in the announcement was a deferred prosecution agreement with hsbc, meaning there will be no prosecution of the bank or its top executives. despite more than a decade of dealing with criminals and terrorists. >> this is a very just, very real and very powerful result. >> you don't think the bank got off easy? >> no, and i don't think the bank thinks it got off easy. >> reporter: but with $38 billion in profits over just the last two years alone, hsbc can easily afford its $1.92 billion payment. >> this is a signal to other banks that if you do this kind of stuff, you'll
. >>> moving on to that record fine against hsbc. the government says the british bank did business with drug lords and terrorists yet faces no criminal charges. brian ross reports. >> reporter: when the most ruthless of the mexican drug cartels wanted to hide their money, they went to hsbc. so did hamas and al qaeda, along with iran and other countries and the u.s. financial blacklist. all customers of a bank known well around the word. but given much less prominence in the...
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$2 billion to hsbc is six weeks, eight weeks of earnings. it is a lot of money, relatively or specifically. but compared to the profits that you can make by breaking the law, if you know that the degree of accountability that will come is from an individual level, you're essentially going to keep all the profits you made in your bonus for doing this illegal activity, and even as an institution, who really pays? it is the shareholders. today's share holders were paying for profits earned by yesterday's executives. this is an untenable situation that will lead to more crime and more crisis. >> neil barofsky, thank you, sir. good to have you back on the show. >> thank you. >>> in broad daylight, along one of new york's busiest streets, someone shoots a man, point blank, and then runs. now as police hunt for the so-called assassin, look at this, new video shows the suspect moments before. yes. but you're progressive, and they're them. yes. but they're here. yes. are you...? there? yes. no. are you them? i'm me. but those rates are for... them. s
$2 billion to hsbc is six weeks, eight weeks of earnings. it is a lot of money, relatively or specifically. but compared to the profits that you can make by breaking the law, if you know that the degree of accountability that will come is from an individual level, you're essentially going to keep all the profits you made in your bonus for doing this illegal activity, and even as an institution, who really pays? it is the shareholders. today's share holders were paying for profits earned by...
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in a record fine, hsbc pays $1.9 billion to settle u.s. allegations of money laundering. our chief economics correspondent has all the details. >> the largest bank in money- laundering, cartels washed through the bank. it resulted in a $1.9 billion fine, the biggest in u.s. banking history. the american authorities >> the corruption of the financial system by drug traffickers and other criminals, and free evading u.s. sanctions and law. >> they find $7 billion will be transferred between mexico and the u.s.. there were 25,000 transactions involving iran. in $290 million in suspicious traveler's checks were cleared by the bank. in a statement, they said they were story -- sorry for past mistakes. the former chairman was appointed as trade minister for david cameron. he had this to say when the allegations emerged in july. >> there were failures of the implementation, they expressed regret for that. it is a company i am proud to have worked for. >> they are not the only british bank to run these. the accusations of sanctions violations. other leading european banks have als
in a record fine, hsbc pays $1.9 billion to settle u.s. allegations of money laundering. our chief economics correspondent has all the details. >> the largest bank in money- laundering, cartels washed through the bank. it resulted in a $1.9 billion fine, the biggest in u.s. banking history. the american authorities >> the corruption of the financial system by drug traffickers and other criminals, and free evading u.s. sanctions and law. >> they find $7 billion will be...
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hsbc is a famously tightly run bank. obviously the people at the top had to know something was amiss. but, look, the top dog -- >> more than fines? more than $2 billion? >> i don't -- i question, very respectfully, whether or not there should be some criminal -- this is a guy watching drug money, apparently, go across the border in gigantic quantities, nothing done about it. if you or i brought a marijuana cigarette into the state of south carolina, we would be put in prison. this guy is shipping billions and he gets to pay it off with the stockholders' money. he's not out one single cent. it is all the stockholders' money. >> ben stein, appreciate your candor. thanks for coming on. >> always love being here. >> thank you. >> love being here. >>> now this, a near miss. just ahead, an asteroid passes, comes closer to earth than the moon. hmm. chad myers joins me on how close this was, calling it a close shave. >>> also an ex-marine jailed in mexico, alarming accusations now on how he's being treated and threatened. so wha
hsbc is a famously tightly run bank. obviously the people at the top had to know something was amiss. but, look, the top dog -- >> more than fines? more than $2 billion? >> i don't -- i question, very respectfully, whether or not there should be some criminal -- this is a guy watching drug money, apparently, go across the border in gigantic quantities, nothing done about it. if you or i brought a marijuana cigarette into the state of south carolina, we would be put in prison. this...
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overnight, hsbc confirmed a record $1.9 billion settlement with the u.s. in return, the british-based banking company won't be charged with money laundering. a criminal prosecution of europe's largest bank might destablize the global system. >>> that closes the books on the biggest bailout. the government's 16% stake is worth almost $8 billion. >> made a profit off of that deal. >>> thanks to the surge in online shopping, shipping services expecting a record-setting year. a record number of packages are in the fedex pipeline after its busiest shipping day ever. abc news got a special look inside its global hub in the city of memphis. by yesterday afternoon, more than 19 million packages had been shipped. 10% more than the busiest day last year. business is up. >> mind-boggling. >>> facebook and gmail seem to be all right this morning. but both services had brief outages. some users had problems with google calendar and documents for about an hour. there's no word from google about the cause. facebook said it changed a web address. that outage lasted 20 lon
overnight, hsbc confirmed a record $1.9 billion settlement with the u.s. in return, the british-based banking company won't be charged with money laundering. a criminal prosecution of europe's largest bank might destablize the global system. >>> that closes the books on the biggest bailout. the government's 16% stake is worth almost $8 billion. >> made a profit off of that deal. >>> thanks to the surge in online shopping, shipping services expecting a record-setting...
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. >>> british banking giant hsbc agreed to pay $1.92 billion to settle a money laundering investigation here in the u.s. hsbc is accused of transferring billions of dollars for nations like iran doing business with firms linked to terrorism and enabling mexican drug cartels to move money illegally through u.s. subsidiaries. the settlement represents the largest pen the ever paid by a bank. >>> now pot is officially legal in colorado. people 21 and older may have up to 1 ounce of weed, smoke it, not in public and grow a small amount at home as well. the governor has created a task force to help implement the law. here's the problem. it's complicated. the federal government still says marijuana is illegal. >> rocky mountain high. i'll be the billionth person to say that. >>> countdown to double secret lift jop. the space plane is cleared to lift off at 1:05 p.m. eastern time from cape canaveral. this is an unmanned reusable mini verlgs of the space shuttle. it lifts off vertically and lands on auto pilot on a runway. no one knows what it's carrying. the cost to develop it, that is also cl
. >>> british banking giant hsbc agreed to pay $1.92 billion to settle a money laundering investigation here in the u.s. hsbc is accused of transferring billions of dollars for nations like iran doing business with firms linked to terrorism and enabling mexican drug cartels to move money illegally through u.s. subsidiaries. the settlement represents the largest pen the ever paid by a bank. >>> now pot is officially legal in colorado. people 21 and older may have up to 1 ounce...
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bank of america and hsbc combined plan for 40,000 layoffs this year. ubs said in october it would cut 10,000 workers. all told, more than 300,000 financial industry jobs have been lost worldwide during the past two years. the bank belt-tightening is expected to continue in 2013. macs are making their way back to the u.s. apple ceo tim cook told bloomberg this week the company will begin manufacturing a line of mac computers in the u.s. most of apple's products are made in asia. factories such as foxconn, a major apple supplier, have come under heavy scrutiny for low wages and poor working conditions. cook said the company will spend $100 million on the manufacturing move in the states, but no word yet on where it will take place. in other apple news, the iphone is getting picked up by another carrier. t-mobile will begin selling the iphone next year. talks are back in the fiscal fight. according to the wall street journal, the staffs for president obama and house speaker boehner are talking again. it follows a nearly week-long silence. wednesday, the p
bank of america and hsbc combined plan for 40,000 layoffs this year. ubs said in october it would cut 10,000 workers. all told, more than 300,000 financial industry jobs have been lost worldwide during the past two years. the bank belt-tightening is expected to continue in 2013. macs are making their way back to the u.s. apple ceo tim cook told bloomberg this week the company will begin manufacturing a line of mac computers in the u.s. most of apple's products are made in asia. factories such...
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. >> and apple shares continue to slide down to 529.82 but shares are up the premarket >>hsbc will pay $1.9 billion to settle a u.s. money-laundering probe. the investigation into hsbc has focused on the transfer of billions of dollars on behalf of nations such as iran and the transfer of money from mexican drug cartels. the british bank said in statement tuesday that the settlement involves a deferred prosecution agreement with the u.s. department of justice. the bank won't be prosecuted if it meets certain conditions, such as strengthening internal controls to prevent money laundering. >> we will get you started with weather and traffic and everything went you need to head out the door. let us take a look at our roof cam. we are looking at a pretty the day today. will get cold. we have changes on the way to tell you about. we will be right back. 5:14 is the type. >> california experience the highest tides of the year this week. thursday morning is when it will peak. this condition is called the king tied to where the gravitational tug of the moon and sun not climate change is respons
. >> and apple shares continue to slide down to 529.82 but shares are up the premarket >>hsbc will pay $1.9 billion to settle a u.s. money-laundering probe. the investigation into hsbc has focused on the transfer of billions of dollars on behalf of nations such as iran and the transfer of money from mexican drug cartels. the british bank said in statement tuesday that the settlement involves a deferred prosecution agreement with the u.s. department of justice. the bank won't be...
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. >> hsbc, what they are accused of. in moments. you're watching "starting point." [ sniffs ] i have a cold. [ sniffs ] i took dayquil but my nose is still runny. [ male announcer ] truth is, dayquil doesn't treat that. really? [ male announcer ] alka-seltzer plus fights your worst cold symptoms, plus it relieves your runny nose. [ breathes deeply ] awesome. [ male announcer ] yes, it is. that's the cold truth! >>> good morning. welcome back. i'm christine romans. minding your business. three british nationals arrested in connection with the libor rate fixing scandal. libor rate is used to set rates on loans. three arrests out of the uk right now. >>> u.s. stock futures higher. fiscal cliff talks, federal reserve meeting in washington, two drivers for investments over the next couple of days. futures holding in there for now. >>> federal and state authorities have reached a record-setting settlement with british banking giant hsbc. europe's largest lender has agreed to a staggering settlement. this is a big fine. hsbc is accused of
. >> hsbc, what they are accused of. in moments. you're watching "starting point." [ sniffs ] i have a cold. [ sniffs ] i took dayquil but my nose is still runny. [ male announcer ] truth is, dayquil doesn't treat that. really? [ male announcer ] alka-seltzer plus fights your worst cold symptoms, plus it relieves your runny nose. [ breathes deeply ] awesome. [ male announcer ] yes, it is. that's the cold truth! >>> good morning. welcome back. i'm christine romans....
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hsbc crossed off $1.5 billion. does it go to any victims of this crime? there are no victims of the crime. does it pay restitution? nobody was harmed, so no restitution to be paid. here is what the government said the bank did. here's what the bank admitted to doing. engaged in money laundering outside the united states. so how does the justice department prosecute criminal activity that occurs outside the united states? if someone engages -- ashley: was a facilitated by somebody in the united states? >> of course that s the argument. but to say these people were tutored outside the united states and how to avoid disobeying the law, that is what lawyers do. they twitter clients into how to avoid disobeying the law. here is your product, here is your goal. the lawyer will tell you how to do it lawfully. if it means to business as to not to violate, everyday. if it means to trick the government, the lawyer is participating in a conspiracy. ashley: finding a way around the system. >> again, we are arguing in a vacuum because the case is always settle. not a
hsbc crossed off $1.5 billion. does it go to any victims of this crime? there are no victims of the crime. does it pay restitution? nobody was harmed, so no restitution to be paid. here is what the government said the bank did. here's what the bank admitted to doing. engaged in money laundering outside the united states. so how does the justice department prosecute criminal activity that occurs outside the united states? if someone engages -- ashley: was a facilitated by somebody in the united...
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hsbc admitted to poor money laundering controls last summer following a u.s. senate investigation. >>> the journal reports that the settlement could be announced as early as tuesday. >>> petsmart and limited brands are the latest in a long list of u.s. companies offering special one-time payments or accelerated dividends before scheduled tax hikes in the new year. petsmart declared a special dividend of 16.5 cents a share payable to investors december 30 first. it would have been payable in february. that is the latest from the fox business network, giving you the power to prosper liz: so the robert f. kennedy center for justice and human rights is holding its annual holiday auctions. this one's amazing for business viewers. it is ending tomorrow. this year the fund-raiser is featuring a whole bunch items with financial leaders one of whom joins us right now. robert wolf is the ceo and founder of 32 advisors and formerly the head of ubs americas, and kerry kennedy is the president of the robert f. kennedy center. welcome to you both. i ran into kerry backstage
hsbc admitted to poor money laundering controls last summer following a u.s. senate investigation. >>> the journal reports that the settlement could be announced as early as tuesday. >>> petsmart and limited brands are the latest in a long list of u.s. companies offering special one-time payments or accelerated dividends before scheduled tax hikes in the new year. petsmart declared a special dividend of 16.5 cents a share payable to investors december 30 first. it would have...
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barclays and hsbc both lost ceos after an investigation revealed the banks had manipulated libor, a benchmark interest rate, for the benefit of their firms. still to come, how counterfeit wine may be sneaking its way into your glass. that's later. but first, will the box office hit the billion-dollar record? what movies could stand in the way, after these "in the know" messages. wñ this just could be a record- breaking year at the box office. with just a handful of days left, the 2009 record of more than $10.5 billion spent at the movies is within reach. with us is erik childress of the chicago film critics' assoc. hi erik. > > hello. > so, what did everyone see last weekend? > > last weekend you had a bunch of new openings come up. you had tom cruise's latest film, "jack reacher," did only about $15.6 million. one of his lesser openings for the better part of his career. judd apatow's "this is 40" made it $12 million. but everyone was still seeing "the hobbit," which, even though the number was down, was still very handily at number one. > and "the guilt trip." how did that do? > > not very
barclays and hsbc both lost ceos after an investigation revealed the banks had manipulated libor, a benchmark interest rate, for the benefit of their firms. still to come, how counterfeit wine may be sneaking its way into your glass. that's later. but first, will the box office hit the billion-dollar record? what movies could stand in the way, after these "in the know" messages. wñ this just could be a record- breaking year at the box office. with just a handful of days left, the...
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hsbc banks reaches a settlement. this is a huge dollar figure. >> the british bank agreed to pay a record 1.9 billion to settle a multi year investigation of how it ignored red flags of money laundering by mexican drug cartels and allowed transfers from iran and sudan which are under investigation. they have become a top priority for u.s. law enforcement. in a separate case another british bank agreed to settle their investigation with the $340 million settlement. the numbers are adding up. >> they are on top of things they have huge legal departments that look at this. >> jobs for 2013. >> these occupations experienced the strongest growth since 2010. software developers topping the list. make about $45 an hour. they have been popular over the last few years creating 70,000 positions. you have accountant, market research and computer analyst, hr specialist, computer systems administrator, sales rep and web developers. those are very promising careers for the new year. >> a lot of computer related stuff. >> thank you
hsbc banks reaches a settlement. this is a huge dollar figure. >> the british bank agreed to pay a record 1.9 billion to settle a multi year investigation of how it ignored red flags of money laundering by mexican drug cartels and allowed transfers from iran and sudan which are under investigation. they have become a top priority for u.s. law enforcement. in a separate case another british bank agreed to settle their investigation with the $340 million settlement. the numbers are adding...
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hsbc executive said the bank was quote, profoundly sorry. before taxes, hsbc made $12.7 billion in profits the first half of this year, which makes it too big to prosecute. health care exchanged defined by the affordable care act to get health insurance for coverage and affordability. they will require federal involvement. utah and florida are undecided. 22 states who oppose the president will rely most on the obama administration to make health care coverage available to the residents least able to afford it. finally, where unions stand with chicago mayor rahm emanuel. in the week his former boss la meanted in michigan, he switched a contract to a non-union contractor. 300 union members will lose their jobs. they are not guaranteed full time work, will not have full health care coverage. it's owned by a man described as a reputed mobster. republicans are open to dismantling a labor force, democrats are perfectly willing to do their part, too. want to find out what my guests think you should know. >> i want to say that my daughter, kathryn h
hsbc executive said the bank was quote, profoundly sorry. before taxes, hsbc made $12.7 billion in profits the first half of this year, which makes it too big to prosecute. health care exchanged defined by the affordable care act to get health insurance for coverage and affordability. they will require federal involvement. utah and florida are undecided. 22 states who oppose the president will rely most on the obama administration to make health care coverage available to the residents least...
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today the departments of justice and treasury announced a settlement with hsbc. the bank agreed to pay almost $2 billion in fines and penalties. it was charged with violating sanctions laws by conducting business with customers in iran, sudan, and cuba. it was also party to helping them launder almost $900 million for mexican drug cartels. at a news conference in new york city, u.s. attorney loretta lynch described some of the practices at one of the bank's mexican units. the investigation revealed that staggering amounts of cash, hundreds of thousands of u.s. dollars daily, were being deposited into h.s.b.c. mexico using boxes especially made to fit through their tellers' windows to speed the transactions. indeed it was reported to one h.s.b.c. official that h.s.b.c. mexico had received the ringing endorsement of money launderers as the place to launder money. >> woodruff: devlin barrett is covering this story for the "wall street journal," and has more details for us now. so, thank you for joining us. how much money was involved and what are some other examples
today the departments of justice and treasury announced a settlement with hsbc. the bank agreed to pay almost $2 billion in fines and penalties. it was charged with violating sanctions laws by conducting business with customers in iran, sudan, and cuba. it was also party to helping them launder almost $900 million for mexican drug cartels. at a news conference in new york city, u.s. attorney loretta lynch described some of the practices at one of the bank's mexican units. the investigation...
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charlie, is this unique only to hsbc, or is in the first domino to fall here? >> well, i mean, there may be other banks, but it follows a pattern that the justice department has used since arthur anderson following the enron scandal. they didn't want to put any more big companies out of business, so they go into these deferred prosecution agreements, today hit the bank with a big fine and then today kind of move on. what's kind of like -- what's not good about this is that if you think about it, shareholders are suffering when you had probably individual employees who committed possible crimes here. jenna: so you don't think this was a policy necessarily of the entire bank, more department-specific? >> well, there are people involved, right? i mean, i'm not saying the bank shouldn't have been dinged here, but if you think about it, the deferred prosecution agreement extends to the bank. we don't know who's involved in this. and i, as a business reporter who writes for shareholders, say i think this is kind of a bad thing. to defer the blame to all the sharehold
charlie, is this unique only to hsbc, or is in the first domino to fall here? >> well, i mean, there may be other banks, but it follows a pattern that the justice department has used since arthur anderson following the enron scandal. they didn't want to put any more big companies out of business, so they go into these deferred prosecution agreements, today hit the bank with a big fine and then today kind of move on. what's kind of like -- what's not good about this is that if you think...
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hsbc will pay $1.9 billion to settle u.s. money-laundering probe. the investigation as to hsbc has focused on the transfer billions of dollars on behalf of nations such as the rhine and the transfer money from mexican drug cartels. the british bank said in a statement tuesday that the settlement involves a deferred prosecution agreement and with the u.s. department of justice. and just crossing wires the justice burton says hsbc intentionally allow prohibited transactions with i ride, libya, sudan and burma. >> what as roll out its own library of retro filters for its android and iphone apps. this comes as a social me as i said it lost the ability to display images from the facebook owns a gram. twitter of birds at the ability to include images and tweets a year-and-a-half ago. if you have arabizing abated twitter app is available now on the google place store. it is coming sounds apples app store. facebook uses are apparently too busy about a proposed policy changes on the web site. 300 million boys than needed to override those changes for results
hsbc will pay $1.9 billion to settle u.s. money-laundering probe. the investigation as to hsbc has focused on the transfer billions of dollars on behalf of nations such as the rhine and the transfer money from mexican drug cartels. the british bank said in a statement tuesday that the settlement involves a deferred prosecution agreement and with the u.s. department of justice. and just crossing wires the justice burton says hsbc intentionally allow prohibited transactions with i ride, libya,...
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federal and new york state prosecutors have unveiled their $1.9 billion settlement with the banking giant hsbc for a massive money laundering scheme used by drug cartels and other illegal groups. >> you can do real time in jail and therefore doing ridiculous offenses, or taking it up two subway seats. people go to jail all the time in this country. for having a marijuana stem in your pocket. there are 50,000 marijuana- related cases in america alone every year. and here we have a bank money laundered billions of dollars and they cannot find anyone to put in jail. >> i had a chance to speak directly to leonard peltier when he called into a news conference organized by his lawyers and pete seeger. >> what would you do if you were free? >> probably go home on house arrest. that is the only thing i could expect. i do not think obama would do what bill clinton did. he is not going to give any clemencies until his last year. it is not going to happen. george bush signed the second chance act, which is house arrest, so we are pushing for that. if i do get house arrest, at least i can get some medical
federal and new york state prosecutors have unveiled their $1.9 billion settlement with the banking giant hsbc for a massive money laundering scheme used by drug cartels and other illegal groups. >> you can do real time in jail and therefore doing ridiculous offenses, or taking it up two subway seats. people go to jail all the time in this country. for having a marijuana stem in your pocket. there are 50,000 marijuana- related cases in america alone every year. and here we have a bank...
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in the united states federal investigators claim hsbc transferred billions of dollars for countries like iran and did business with mexican drug cartels. company officials say they accept responsibility for past mistakes. >>> "the new york times" says top officials in afghan government was shot on her way to work. her predecessor also murdered less than six months ago. >>> the "wall street journal" reports delta airlines is close to a deal to buy 49% of virgin atlantic airways, that would give delta a wider network of flights and more space at heath row, london's main airport. delta would pay singapore airlines 300 million to $500 million for the stake. >>> google avoided paying about $2 billion worldwide income taxes last year. the company moved nearly $10 billion in overseas profits to bermuda, where there is no,, >>> good morning. heading out, grab the jacket. it's chilly in spots. overlooking san jose now not a bad start to the day at all. we have mostly clear skies, some patchy, dense fog in the valleys and fog at the coast.temperatures in the 30s and 40s now, this afternoon 50s and
in the united states federal investigators claim hsbc transferred billions of dollars for countries like iran and did business with mexican drug cartels. company officials say they accept responsibility for past mistakes. >>> "the new york times" says top officials in afghan government was shot on her way to work. her predecessor also murdered less than six months ago. >>> the "wall street journal" reports delta airlines is close to a deal to buy 49% of...
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hsbc paying $1.29 billion fine to settle a multiyear probe. the u.s. justice department saying the bank failed to endorse rules to prevent laundering of criminal cash. 49% stake in virgin atlantic airways for $360 million. they begin a joint venture on daily round trip flights between the the u.k. and north america. direct tv charging $3 more a month for sports network for those who want packages above the lowest tier. the 20 # 13 l.a. dodgers set to have the largest opening day payroll in major league baseball history with a recent report saying the payroll is more than $220 million beating out the previous record held by, yes, 2008's david's new york yankees, and speaking of the yankees, dropping stubhub as the retailer of choice. the refusal to set a price floor for transactions prompted the team to opt out of the deal, and, yes, i blew it. you heard the buzzer. david: oh, you were close. we've seen images of angry protesters in michigan heating up all over michigan, but despite the push back, the house there approved a right-to-work bill that gover
hsbc paying $1.29 billion fine to settle a multiyear probe. the u.s. justice department saying the bank failed to endorse rules to prevent laundering of criminal cash. 49% stake in virgin atlantic airways for $360 million. they begin a joint venture on daily round trip flights between the the u.k. and north america. direct tv charging $3 more a month for sports network for those who want packages above the lowest tier. the 20 # 13 l.a. dodgers set to have the largest opening day payroll in...